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Early Woodcut Initials ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠞⠫⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠆⠀⠀⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠂⠀⠠⠗⠂⠀⠠⠓⠂⠀⠠⠝⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠠⠛⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠽⠀⠋⠕⠇⠊⠁⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠷⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠀⠀⠊⠝⠋⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠿⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠔⠞⠻⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀
⠠⠗⠓⠕⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀⠠⠌⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠍⠢⠞⠁⠀⠠⠗⠓⠕⠙⠊⠕⠗⠥⠍⠀
⠍⠊⠇⠊⠞⠥⠍⠂⠀⠾⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠂⠀⠁⠀⠃⠕⠽⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠕⠂⠀⠁⠀⠝⠁⠅⠫⠀⠺⠬⠫⠀
⠃⠁⠃⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠭⠂⠀⠁⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠀⠾⠀⠀⠋⠕⠇⠊⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠻⠛⠲⠤⠤⠠⠊⠋⠀⠠⠵⠁⠔⠻⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠴⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠉⠥⠞⠀⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠀
⠔⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠀⠊⠝⠅⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠴⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠫⠀⠧⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀
⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠻⠛⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠫⠂⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠁⠎⠊⠙⠑
⠀⠮⠀⠕⠥⠞⠇⠔⠑⠀⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠎⠀⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠫⠂⠀
⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠻⠛⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠊⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠵⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠎⠀
⠛⠢⠥⠔⠑⠀⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠉⠥⠞⠞⠬⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠱⠻⠑⠁⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠃⠑⠇⠊⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠼⠁⠙⠛⠃⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠐⠺⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠫⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠎⠡⠀⠾⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠉⠥⠞⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠂⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠀⠠⠝⠥⠗⠑⠍⠃⠻⠛⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠠⠚⠲⠀⠠⠍⠇⠇⠻⠀⠷⠀⠠⠅⠝⠊⠛⠎⠃⠻⠛
⠀⠶⠠⠗⠑⠛⠊⠕⠍⠕⠝⠞⠁⠝⠥⠎⠶⠂⠀⠵⠀⠊⠎⠀⠌⠁⠞⠫⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠏⠁⠝⠵⠻⠂
⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠇⠫⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠙⠛⠁⠂⠀⠦⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠮⠕⠗⠊⠉⠁⠑⠀⠠⠝⠕⠧⠁⠑⠀⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠜⠥⠍⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠊⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠏⠥⠗⠃⠁⠡⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠍⠃⠑⠇⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠾⠀⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠘⠮⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠵⠀⠁⠋⠿⠙⠬⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗
⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠑⠜⠇⠊⠻⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠶⠀
⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠁⠅⠢⠀⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠎⠂⠀⠿⠀⠠⠕⠇⠎⠡⠅⠊⠂⠀⠔

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